Art History Test 3

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The Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq (Night Watch) context

An "anonymous market" starts in 17th century Holland. There's a decent amount of opportunity for both men and woman to have jobs.

Glorification of Saint Ignatius construction

An optical allusion best seen from a metal spot that indicates that, "perfect place to stand." Fresco.

Judith Slaying Holofernes info

Artemisia Gentileschi, Florence, 1614-1620

Ecstasy of Saint Teresa Context

Bernini was a thespian and wrote many plays. He also designed sets. Was made during the counter reformation.

Conversion of Saint Paul Context

Caravaggio didn't like mannerism. He was one of the first to start a painting academy.

Conversion of Saint Paul info

Caravaggio, Rome, 1601

Conversion of Saint Paul Stylistic Features

Dark shading/shadows. Not a clear environment.

The Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq (Night Watch) stylistic features

Darkening Varnish makes it look like it's at night. Use of chiaroscuro. Individualization of characters with individual facial expressions.

The Letter subject matter

Depicting wealthy middle-class woman who's probably the wife of a merchant. "Genre" painting or "everyday scene."

Arrival of Marie de' Medici at Marseilles subject matter

Depiction of the Queen's first arrival to France. The figure in blue is an allegory/personification of France.

Glorification of Saint Ignatius subject matter

Depicts the missionary work of the Jesuits. The light is passing from Christ to Saint Ignatius.

Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor) info

Diego Velazquez, Spain, 1656

Judith Slaying Holofernes stylistic features

Everything's pushed to the foreground. Accurate depiction of how blood splatters.

Glorification of Saint Ignatius stylistic features

Fake columns. Extremely colorful. Extreme attention to detail.

Arrival of Marie de' Medici at Marseilles stylistic features

Filled with energy and color. Lots of yellows, blues, oranges, and pinks in the skin.

Judith Slaying Holofernes context

First woman to be admitted into Florence art academy. She learned from her father. She painted for the King of England. Knew Galileo.

Glorification of Saint Ignatius info

Fra Andrea Pozzo, Italy, 1691-1694

Ecstasy of Saint Teresa info

Gianlorenzo Bernini, Italy, 1645-1652

Judith Slaying Holofernes subject matter

Holofernes drinks too much wine and passes out. Judith seizes the opportunity and kills him. Only in the Catholic Bible.

Arrival of Marie de' Medici at Marseilles context

In 1617 the Queen gets exiled. She commissions painting when her son, Louis, welcomes her back.

Ecstasy of Saint Teresa Construction

It's an installation piece/built in. Window strategically placed to light the piece.

The Letter info

Johannes Vermeer, Amsterdam, 1666

Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor) construction

Mirror reflection within painting. Oil on canvas.

The Letter construction

Oil on Canvas. Possibly used a camera obscura.

The Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq (Night Watch) construction

Oil on canvas. 12x14 feet. It's been cropped.

Arrival of Marie de' Medici at Marseilles construction

Oil on canvas. The water is composed of raw brush strokes.

Judith Slaying Holofernes construction

Oil on canvas. Vertical composition.

Glorification of Saint Ignatius context

Painted in the Jesuit church of Christ. "Jesuit" means society of Jesus.

Conversion of Saint Paul Subject Matter

Paul's face is the only one illuminated. Horse's rump takes up most of the painting.

Arrival of Marie de' Medici at Marseilles info

Peter Paul Rubens, Flanders, 1622-1625

The Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq (Night Watch) subject matter

Poses of the figures taken from the "weapons manual." Rembrandt is hidden in the painting. Girl in painting represents the "clauweniers."

The Letter stylistic features

Proficient use of lapis lazuli. Incredible realism. Excellent use of light.

The Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq (Night Watch) info

Rembrandt van Rijn, Amsterdam, 1642

Ecstasy of Saint Teresa Subject Matter

Saint Teresa was a nun from Spain. She was one of the mystic saints of the counter reformation. In one of her journals, she wrote about an encounter with an angel who, "pierced her heart with a fiery spear, causing her intense pain and joy."

Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor) subject matter

The cross on Velazquez symbolizes "The Knighthood of Santiago. Paintings by Peter Paul Rubins in the background.

Ecstasy of Saint Teresa Stylistic Features

There are box seats on the sides. Figures twisting, heavy drapery, light drapery, clouds.

Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor) context

Velazquez was made the king's official court painter at age 23. He spent most of his life Madrid.

The Letter context

Vermeer was a protestant who married a catholic and converted Catholicism. He had fifteen children. He had no formal training. There are no drawings of his work. All of his paintings are done in the same two rooms of his house.

Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor) stylistic features

You can divide everyone into a male and female pair. You can also divide each in to pairs of three. The lighting is similar to that of a cameras.


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